Perth Walkabout - The Insider's Guide to Perth Western Australia

How to Shop…Op in Perth!

Details: Written by: Kelly Wayne; Published: 20 February 2013

Op shopping in Perth and across Australia is having an amazing resurgence of late.

Why, just recently the winner of the Fashions on the Field at the 2012 Melbourne Cup was wearing an op shopped number!

And who hasn’t found themselves humming Macklemore’s latest tune, “Thrift Shop” at some stage?

It seems second hand shopping is no longer just for those in need of cheap, affordable clothing & furniture and it’s no longer something to be embarrassed about.

And being an avid op shopper in Perth, I’m here to tell you why.

Speed Networking Hits Perth for a Worthy Cause

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 25 January 2013

Speed networking will arrive in Perth at Rydges on Thursday, 31st January. Similar in concept to speed dating, speed networking is a great way to quickly introduce your business to a host of potential new clients and partners.

Dominique Pratt, TV presenter for Channel 7's lifestyle show, will be the guest MC to get us warmed up for the night’s activities. Dominique promises a fun and sociable night of making new contacts, along with a possible surprise or two!

If you would like to meet new people and find out what others around town are doing, the event will be a great opportunity to make new connections for your business all while supporting a worthy cause - all proceeds go to the PMH Foundation.

So what exactly is speed networking?

InterNations: a Platform for the Perth Expat Scene

Details: Written by: InterNations; Published: 29 January 2013

Like most major cities in Australia, Perth is a very diverse metropolis.

The state capital of Western Australia attracts plenty of international tourists (700,000 overseas visitors in 2011), as well as expatriates and immigrants.

Most recent arrivals originate from other English-speaking countries, such as New Zealand, South Africa, and the UK, and from an array of Asian countries.

It doesn’t come as a surprise that nearly 50% of all people in Perth don’t speak English at home: they prefer their native languages instead.

There are several reasons for Perth’s popularity.

Fasten your Seat Belts for the Fringe Festival 2013 in Perth

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 24 January 2013

Fasten your seat belts for the Fringe World Festival in Perth which will begin with a bang on the 24 January 2013. You can look forward to a star studded line up of shows - some guaranteed to tickle your funny bone, others to shock, and some that are purely great entertainment.

If you are on the fringe about going, don’t be. It's the perfect chance to witness new talents just hitting the stage, famous celebrity performers, or better yet, be a part of the action. Fringe Festivals are popular all the world over, and Perth’s own Fringe Festival has made its mark in the arts world around the globe.

Review of The Motherf**ker with the Hat

Details: Written by: Greg Letts; Published: 22 January 2013

The program for Black Swan State Theatre Company's production of Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Motherfucker with the Hat contains the following warning:

The Motherf**ker with the Hat contains extremely frequent coarse language, explicit sexual descriptions, drug use, adult themes, possible nudity, smoking of herbal cigarettes on stage and strobe lighting.

Judging from the warning, you would be forgiven for expecting this play to be a crude attempt to shock audiences with low life characters that disgust, and a storyline that scrapes the bottom of the barrel for depravity and excess. The stage for the opening scene certainly seems to indicate that this will be the case, featuring a seedy New York apartment that practically oozes heat, sweat and grime.

But while the warning proved to be 100% accurate, playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis has taken all these elements and put them together in such a way that the most shocking parts of the play are not the profanities, sex talk, drugs or nudity, but the interactions between the characters.

My Top 10 Picks for What to Do in Perth

Details: Written by: Gemma Stone; Published: 18 January 2013

A morning run along the banks of the Swan River, basking in King's Park in January, or heading over to Fremantle for fish and chips along the harbour; these are just a few of my favourite Perth memories. I first came here a little more than two years ago and ever since, I've been desperate to book another Australian adventure. It's definitely on my must-visit list for a 2013 holiday - there always seems to be plenty going on no matter what the season.

If you don't fall in love with the waterfront sunsets and the incredible surf, there's always the gorgeous Swan Valley with its panoramic views, not to mention all the wine. I also found it pretty tough to name just a few of the things I love about this laid-back Australian city, so I've done one better and given you my top 10 picks for what to do in Perth.

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How to Shop…Op in Perth!

Speed Networking Hits Perth for a Worthy Cause

InterNations: a Platform for the Perth Expat Scene

Fasten your Seat Belts for the Fringe Festival 2013 in Perth

Review of The Motherf**ker with the Hat

My Top 10 Picks for What to Do in Perth